It wasn't a mistake.
I'm not ENIC hugger but it was so obvious that Poch did no longer have his head or heart in the game.
It was right to let him go.
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I'm not ENIC hugger but it was so obvious that Poch did no longer have his head or heart in the game.
It was right to let him go.
Now this I can get behind.
As said in Mourinho's thread, I think he deserves to be judged at the end of next season, and I want him to do well (despite the fact that have never liked him before joining us). However, supporting him takes a lot of effort and fatigue, and to some degree this is regardless of the results on the pitch
I am optimistic by nature, though: I think that whatever will happen with Mou (who probably can give us a cup or two, or who knows? maybe even the EPL?), at some point we will find a manager who will turn us into a major football power (*) and at the same time will make us proud of our club
(*)consistent EPL and CL winners. The other two cups are wonderful and I want to win them as many time as possible, but they don't mean much in terms of power
He lost the will because of Levy's shocking behaviour in the market.
Better to look at the cause rather than symptoms or we'll never get anywhere
1961 team back!!! Not that I even know what they looked like.
Why are some trying to turn this into a Poch vs Mourinho argument?
The decision to sack Poch was the correct one - 25 points from 24 league games tells you that.
The decision to appoint Jose remains to be seen if it was a good one.
Two completely separate things
The decision to sack Poch was the correct one - 25 points from 24 league games tells you that.
The decision to appoint Jose remains to be seen if it was a good one.
Two completely separate things
The answer should be neither, Poch had run out of enthusiasm but Mourinho is the wrong man for the job - deep down everyone knows this. He and Spurs just don't fit.
When it became obvious that Poch had to go, 'Arry was my favourite choice: I thought we should have appointed him as a caretaker manager (making it very clear) and take all the time to reassess the situation and plan for the future
He didn't want to be here. He fancies a crack at being a chequebook manager.
I’m not sure how Pochy managed to cope all of those years when he only has a prime Kane, Son, Ali, Eriksen , Dembele, Alderweireld, Walker, Dembele, LLoris and Vertonghen available to him. Imagine having to work with just that - poor thing.
And will get found out very quickly.
No, back to 1961: being the best and doing it in proper style
I do love the Poch fan girls - still clinging on. To think some of these had the gall to claim he was a more successful manager than Burkinshaw. The stupidity never ends
Poch was just as much at fault with how the squad ended up. Levu handled the money and Poch was the one who handled the actual players.
I love Poch and will have fond memories of Pochettino the coach. But the Poch who also tried to be sporting director I can do well without.
We should not look to get him back. That would be idiotic. One should never look to actively go backwards.
It's about the squad fella and a very real fact that you need to spend to be successful with the exception of anomalies. I presume to the goal is to not intentionally try to be an anomaly.
In normal cases, I would definitely say after the job he did for 5 years, Poch earned more time- at least until the end of the season or the end of next season. However, reading between the lines I strongly believe that either he was psychologically exhausted/depressed or that he had lost his passion for the project or something similar to this. For this reason I think it was the right decision to get rid of him.
As for Mourinho, the way things have gone so far do not bode well IMO...but he deserves more time and support from us, and hopefully my instincts about him are wrong.
Bro these are not separate. Handling the money decides how the players are handled. Lack of ambition and lower relative pay makes players not interested and who has to deal with that?
Levy "handled" the money by being a greedy snakey cunt.
"You make all this money for me and in return I will not invest in your playing squad."
The ship has sailed and I loved Poch, best manager of my lifetime but it’s over.
But Mourinho really next season has to up his game, we can’t be this negative otherwise it ends quick and brutal.
Long term let’s get a German manager with modern pressing, Liverpool have Klopp, Nagglesman is the one but I doubt he will come but we need someone like that. Fuck it if Jose fails let’s throw all our money at Nagglesman.